Where does “beli” come from?

beli (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

beli (Balinese): older brother; an older male person, to whom one...

Definitions

  1. older brother; an older male person, to whom one...

Ancestry of “beli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
2Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəliEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli